Alternative names

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County	1847		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 114.
BEAMINSTER	Rural Deanery	1872	1971	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 114.
BRIDPORT	Rural Deanery	1847	1872	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 114.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1847	was created from part of	NETHERBURY EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 115.
1847	was created from part of	POWERSTOCK WITH WEST MILTON EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 117.
1971	was abolished to create	MELPLAISH WITH MAPPERTON EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 114.

Lower level units

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